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THE FER/KGT
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Australians Have A Commanding Lead
Lords, June 26. Australia were 478 runs ahead with six second 'innings' wickets outstanding in the second Test Match against England at Lords at the end of the third day's play. After dismissing England for 215 runs in reply to their first innings of 350, the tourists put up 343 for the loss of four wickets when stumps were drawn today.
The
The Australian batsmen took complete revenge
for their moderate first innings' display. sun-boked crowd saw England's bowling so thoroughly mastered that, with two days left, Australia have a commanding lead.
England have, so far, beon out-played in almost
k
summer.
every phase of the game, Whoroos Austro-
Henley Regatta
lia appear to be the complete Test combing Draw
HONG KONG,: MONDAY, JUNE-28; 1948;-
DAVIS
CUP COURT FIRED
ненке
usable It
SPECTATORS walt patiently whlia committee man fire the Davis Cup Court on June 14, during the Petrol was poured on and the court fired' as à last attempt 10 third round of the Davis Cup play between Sweden and Hungary. Play was eventually con-
tinued with the victory going to Sweden.-AP Photo.
tion, England have too many weak links and face the prospect of defoot in all fivo Tests, Kent School, Connecticut, WIMBLEDON unless helped by the weather,
OVIE,
have
In preliminary heats, the Bel- gian scullers W. Collet and B Plessens drew J. . R. Hanna of Ireland and V. M. T. Wood, an Australian pollccmm. respec- tively.
Henley, June 20.
winners of the ThinCA chal- Today's consolation was leg for the catch for which Bed-terge cup last year, Becker's frut
dismissingser was ungling,
the Liverpool in
But this time drawn against
for the first Bradman for the fourth suc- Bradman countered by a new Victoria eight cessive time in two Tests' this į mellend. To nothing down the round of the event at Henley There was a vast side he offered no stroke at regatta, starting on Wednesday. Princeton University drew difference between the merits but turned to face Bedser and
let the ball hit his parl.
Cambridge During Trinity College of England... of the two attacks.
this personal battle for supremacy | University crew. Jacked Australia's hostility and the actual issue of the Test secm- If the two Américan eights deadly ngcuracy. burt thered to lose 1 importance.
win, they meet in the next rourek. fielding was again admirable,
Jean Sephertatke, favourite to Theek Hyadioan went into the Washbrook and Edrich taking | 30% he was not completely af win the Diamond Sculls, drew 1. brilliant catches,
ense. Hving survived the new Stephen of South Afrien in the Wright, with a mulen
perjod Bradan welcomed frst round. the attack the change to the alow bowling and Coxim opened after lunch when the Australian of Wright and Laker and reached score stood at 8 without Juss 50 in Just over 20 minutes. Glancing Coxon's fourth ball for
seventh hour or tea Barnes needed, seven for hus reached 51 in 90 minutes.
his century to his first Test at Conditions
ideal for Lords, at Australia led by 353. true pitch, Bright batting on a
In the Anal stages of his fes -sunshine—and the _absence_of
Teel-ventily in England Barnes wind,
but Barnes enjoyed took no chances, but at last Laker stroke of fuck. v.hen, with hie bowled atm a full toss, which ly score 35 he turned a short ball
sinnie straight to the pavilion↑ where Coxon rails. from fine leg, mada a vain attempt to hold
This
gave Barnes 102, in. catch inches from the turf.
cluding ten fours, in four hours Morris' Bad Luck
five minutes. The only previous Coxon, never ture in his length, century by Barnes against Eng. Rave way to Lailer. Burnes com- land was at Sydney In Decem pleted his 50 in two hours, but ber, 1946, what he and Brad- in the next over, and without ad- man each scored_234.
12 Morris was dition to the total,
goal achieved. bowled when playing forward to punished Laker for 20 in one over,
fine leg spiner from Wright. including two brilliant pulled wicket for the fourth successiv: Ming-for-just-a-two-hours, drives for sixes.
Canto
Two Sixes
Barnes
Jack Kelly, American haider of the Diamonds, is not defending his le.-Associated Press.
England'
Vardley called for substitute. After the dismissal of Hasselt.
the duel between Bradman and Bedser was regumed. Just or Bradman seemert set on bis cen- tury, he was caught by Edrich off Bedser. Edrich, diving wide to hi right, pleked up a great catch inches from the ground. Thus
Bedeer had taken Brudman'
chance
playsime in this summer's series, Bradman looked to be playing one fours,
When 21, Miller gave a difficult This disinissal just when he enrefully for his century, bu!
to Arst slip off Bedser. eared set to make history by Barois was lu a gay mood. Twice Edrich got both bands to a fast appeared becoming the Orst cricketer ever in an over he jumped out and travelling ball, but could not hold
he two centuries in on da secure
drove Yardley for fours, then England versus Austunlia Test tumed his attention to Compton more than oner,
He xrore 122 and found the boundary with F quore cut which pierced the de- and 124 not nut rainst England in the fourth Test at Adelaide in fensive held. 1040-47.
Bradman, given a magnificent reception, scored a single off the Arst ball he received and after Barnes had almost played on, back canic Bedser to attack Brnd- man's leg stump with his usual leg trap.
Don In Trouble Bradman took four off Bed wer's second hall with a nicely timed stroke through the slips. Bradman, eage to get runs, found no more opportunities in
Tarnes tried another huge hit off Yardley, but Washbrook, field- ing at long-on, held a fine catch only a yard Inside the boundary, A moment later, the great crowd surat into the biggest roar of the match. Hussett was nut first ball. "laying forward defensively to
Wardley he missed his stroke and ats off stump went out of the ground. Miller avoided the hat-
rick.
Washbrook Hurt Barnes had played a grand in- "that over. but in the next henings for four hours 35 minutes
and hit two-sixes and 14 fours.
Washbrook damaged his hands in catching Parnes and
Wright for two bound
the cluster of
arles through
in
short legs. Wright was promptly replaced by Laker at 138. Laker had an exosporating experience in his Arsi aver when Bradman was trouble. The second ball struck the inside edge of Bradman's bat and skidded down to short leg or he played a forward defensive stroke. Brudman completely missed the third and fifth bally almost bowled cach und was
udded 20 in 150 going UL.
timo.
The partnership half an hour,
in 155 minutes.
Bradman stayed for a long time
at 13. Then he hooked a long hop.
from Laker to the boundary for hin fourth
boundary.
Bedser
taking the new bail, surprised
11.
Miller and Brown stayed to the close when Australia led by 478 with six wickets in hand.
The scoreboard at the end of the third day read: Australia: First Innings England: First Innings
FILIPINOS
THRILL CAPACITY
CROWD, BEAT BRITONS CIRCUS
London, June 26.
Two human dynamos, Filipinos Raymundo Deyro and Folicissimo Ampon, revelling in the hot sun today, gava a capacity crowd at Wimble- don a thrill and two top flight English play- ers a tennis lesson,
They defeated Hedley Baxter, a member of the present Davis Cup team, and R. Carter, on English county player, 7-5, 7-5, 6-0.
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Looking For Successor To Joe Louis
New York, June 26.
The head men of boxing today sought a youthful
successor to Joe Louis because of the cham-. 'pion's retirement after, his knockout victory
over Jersey Joe Walcott in the million-dollar... fiasco. of "old men” at Yankee Stadium, They said the 34-year-old plans to enter rollites and de- principals of Inst night's golden | vote some time to boosting the floppero would have been toss-sale of his soft drink, "Joe Louis ed out of the ring for stalling Punch." He also plans to leasa
been preliminary York. they Loys. Yet each will share in Walcott plans to continue the rich harvest of the fight-nghting and will moke another $441.739 at the gate and addi-bid for the file.
hnd
tionof funds from radio, movies
and television that must swoll
some Foll
courges
Dear Now
Walcott's Plans
Columns of praise were heap-
the total receipts well beyonded on Joe Loute by the afternoon. $1,000,000.
papers sports writers here to- The 42,607 fans who witnessed day, but they unanimously do- the twice-postponed extravaganza clared that last night's world of. Ineffectiveness forgot some of heavy weight title Oght was the their
resentment when they dullest and Battert In history. realized they had been present Almost every newspaper teas at the last performance of 4 tured huge front page pictures of once-great champion who held the night and one showed Louis the heavyweight crown longer op to the canvas In the third round and Walcott's semi-clum- ber after two minutes an
and 58 Walcott
than any other title-holder.
4
Lousy Fight
Loule
the
gat some consolation Ceconds of the 11th round. from the fact that he was bow. The pictures show Ing out undefostad when he beaming as he stands over announced his
retirement in Goored Louls. They show Wal- wincing with pain as he his dressing room, but svan he admitted it was a "ovay fight." stumps down in the 11th round. Sol Strauss, promoter of the-United Press and Reuter.
20th Century Sporting Club, was pleased with the excellent gate,
but he was no displeased with the dull fight that he announced there would be no Immediote
coti
MATCH FOR WALCOTT?
New York, Juno 28. Several thousand are, ex-tournament to plek.n new heavy- The 20th Century Sporting Club today announced plans for pected attend the gala weight champion.
need young men to com- matching Dus Lesnevich against opening tonight
the pete
rrow," he said. "We possibly Joe Walcott for tomorrow," Kamala Circus, the first since will stage bouts among young-Charles in a heavyweight
or Ezzard bout the Liberation to visit Hong sters and someone may come up at Yankee Stadium on Sept. 22 who can fight for the crown next st step toward Alling the Kong.
year. The heavy weight division vacant Bookings were reported to be must have young blood from Press.
championship. United "heavy",
The circus, one of the largest-Louis, whose share of the pro- performing on coeds will be close to $500,000,"
--Both tiny men. compared, Patty, USA, Tom Brown, with their lanky opponents, Josef Asboth; Hungary,Tony covered the court better and Mottram. Britain. Gardner Mul-in the world, is
icy, USA, Bob Folkenburg. USA, the vacant ground opposite the played inspired tonnis.
and Lennart Bergelin, Sweden.
Ampon said after the match that all the praise should be given to the sunshine, which today at the end of the first week of the championships, je was really hot
realised The two Englishmen rom the Arst two games of the natch that they were up against omething really tough, but could and no answer to the superb re- trieving of their two-little-op- ponents.
They made a close fight of the set, however, and only lost off Carter's errors in the critical last
ame.
Run Off Feet
Peninsula Hotel.
The Burprise of today's The .curtain raiser will be
now on."
matchen was the defeat of Erie nerobatic feals by a six-year-old BASEBALL
Sturgess, the South African girl. The finale will be the most champlon and third seeded daring act, when two girls will player to be beaten this week.ride on motor eyetes in a secl at the hands of Josef Asboth, globa riding crosswiss and loop-
ing,
and
STANDINGS
New York, June 27.. Baseball league, standlugs:-
NATIONAL LEAGUE
of Hungary. Sturgess
went down after c Among the other highlights are Trapeze hard five-set battle which Asboth the five-person Flying won 2-6. 0-7, 7-5, 2-6, 6-1. The act, contortion dances, balancing
after confidently feats, Ilon and goats act South African. winning-the.. first set, fell nway as Diamond, the horse
star
per- Boston the Hungarian Improved and the former. Diamond will-end his-act St. Louls.
attendanta Pittsburgh ... turning point came in the third by lying inert while
the Hungarian took put him into a sack and carry New York set. when
Philadelphia.. five games in a row and the set, im away on a stretcher.
Clowns will provide the lighter Brooklyn after Sturgess had led 5-2.
კის Falkenburg, the lanky side of the programme.
Clacinnati Californian,
had
Futni Injuries
were
Percent- Wan Lost ago
Services Water Polo League
The clash between Navy's "A" and "B" teams in the Ser- vicos Water Polo League did not "produce-the-usual-high standard of play but Navy, "A" by virtue of their 4-1 victory now head the league. There were frequent stop- pages for minor fouls through- "A" out the game in which, were the better side, "B" side tried hard but when they did Ord. Seaman get, through
35
20 674
24
28
5072
33
27
*350*
28
625
30 32
484
27
30
474
27 36 429
36
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland received Philadelphia-
30
400
624
38
504
30
600
500
483
33
460
saves,
397
347
a surprisingly | The circus has 100 artistes of Chicago easy win over the young Austra- different nationalities. In the second set the Filipinos lan. Frank Sedgman. Falkenburg, 350
served first and ran to a 3-1 lend, proving much too strong in ali Then Deyro faltered and let the departments of the game, Englishinen creep up to level the quickly, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4. scores again at 4-4.
AUSTRALIA: 2ND INNINGS
Wushbrook
Barnes
215
b
141
won by Chinese man, aged about New York
40, who fell from the second floor Boston of 68 Queen's Road East at 11.50 Detrolt Bromwich Favourite, a.m. yesterday. He was rushed Washington
to hospital immediately after the St. Louis
Chicago Another American, Budge Pat-accident, but died on the way.
-Associated Press. anni set they were never given ty, also had a comfortable win in
sets against
Try as they would, the English- lost pen never regained the
62 initiative in that set and in the
Yardley Morris b Wright Brudman e Edrich b Bedser 89 Hasselt b Yardley Miller not out Brown not aut Extras
Total (for 4)
George
a chance and were almost ex-straight
ousted by the speed that Ampon Meredith, of Critain, winning -3,
0
22
7
and Deyru turned on.
44
22
The two little brawn were continually
343
-Reuter.
WEAKENED YORKSHIRE TEAM COLLAPSES
London, June 26.
man
**
cheered they realed off point after point stlil struggling against their
opponents.
Baxter and Corter enjoyed the game and paid tribute 10 the wonderful fleetness of the win
Bers.
Ampon and Deyro are tipped to still go a long way in the doubles competition when it continues next week.
Mottram Still In
Queen Mury and
the biggest Wimbledon attendance yet, bask ing in the sun, caw the remaining fourth round matches of the
0-3,8-0,
Tony Moitram, the one Belton tourna - still remaining in the ment, won all right, but without giving an inspiring display, to -defeat-Philippe-- Washer -- of
Belgium, 10-8, 6-1, 7-5. Both players inade errors and Mottram gave his op ponent every chance. Washer led 6-5 in the first set and 5-4 in the third, only to throw away golden Opportunities.
numerous
John Bromwich, of Australia, now favourite to win the title, did not have to exeri himself unduly in beating the right Dutch Davis Cup player, Hans van Zwol, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4, and showed no sign of his leg Injury.
In spite of taped-up hand due
Indians One Ahead In League Race
.
New York, June 26.
Brown brought off many find
Inniskillings lost to H.QL.F side by 3 goals to 2.
Highlight of the week was the First Round tle of the B.P.F. Cupi when H.M.S. Londen met the 8th Destroyer Flotilla.
The 8th
scored Arat and in a thrilling. fast game were leading by *gonis to 8 with seconds to go when the flagship-equalised,
the
Big Bob Muncrief, hottest pitcher on the Cleveland | meant that they must meet again.
During extra time the destroy
once more gained the lead- but just before the end of extra time conceded a goal, which
The replay has been arranged for Monday at 5.30 p.m.
League Table up to date
P. W. L. D. F. A. Ple 051212
... 4 2 4315
71 6 0 IS N
D 7. 71
Indians' staff, twirled a "fancy_three-hit game Saturday to give the. Tribe a 5-0 victory over Washington Senators. The victory gave the
NATY "A" veteran righthander ́a string of 25 and one- | RAZ. third scoreless innings and put the Indians one HLF gamo ahead in the American League race. Keeping close on the heels man and a wild pitch by Sheldon
place Jones who relieved Kennedy. It of Indians, the second
Weakened by Test claims, Yorkshiro collapsed at Chesterfield against Dorbyshire, boing dis- missed in their first innings for 44, the lowest total of the season. Going in again 233 runs behind, they had lost three wickets for 15 at pionships today which left four cramp experienced in his singler defeated the last-place. Chicago the reason and his fourth victory.
the close of play.
George Pope, Derbyshire's, ehire 478 (Lester 108, Walsh Bradman with two successive right arm..bawler, was the 100); Essex 75 for 2.. sul-swingers. The next ball, go- main cause of Yorkshire's total At Bath: Nottinghamshire 11f (Tremlett 3 for 60, Wellard four ing the other way, was snicked eclipse. Fitching the ball on between Edrich and Coxon in the the leg stump, he kept a per- (Cimblett 09 not out).
for 31); Somerset 210 Jor slips for four lucky runs. Coxon fect length and moved the
At Birmingham: Cambridge also had Barnes in trouble.
ball across
to the off
very University 269 (Doggart 51; In- Low Scoring
quickly. His six for 12 was sole 54); Warwickshire 163 for 2 With Bradman casing up after a performance worthy of an (Taylor 80 not out).
men's singles played in the cham-
YESTERDAY'S BOWLING
Ini
Mixed Doubles ́ ́
Navy
Innick Buffa
251.8
4
*
1 #2
OLYMPIC TEAM
IN FORM
the
to blisters and the after-effects of Athletics behind Lou Brissie Was Vandurencer's first shutout of Rookie Richla Ashburn's 2}.h dny, White Sox, 4-2, Athletics made match against Parker yesterday, Americans, one Swede, one Hun- Lennart Bergelln. tall Swedish the most of five hits off Marion stolen base of the year gured
Singapore, June 20. * garlan, one Australian
prominently es Phillies defeated and one player, helped Mirr. Landry, the Pierotti while. White Sox wast- Chicago Cubs 3-2. With one out The Chinese Olympic soccer Briton to contest the quarter-French champion, into the third ed most of their 10 hits, Char- in the ninth and the score tied at team netted three goals in final.
round of the mixed doubles lie Harris relieved Brissie in 2-2, Ashburn singled and stole last ten minutes of the game In order of the draw, they are sgainst a British pair Bergel, the eighth inning John Bromwich, Australia, Budge however, was over-hitting often
second, scoring on Bert-Haas@gainst the Malayan Chinese.team. re sharp single to left field for the this evening after being held off The third-place Yankees and failed at times to clear the mained *half game behind winning run.
for 60 minutes. net.
Scores
the Athletics by bunching seven runs
Attacking Bergolin and Mrs, Landry drop-ir Jour innings to fame Doruit
King persistently, AMERICAN LEAGUE ' Chinese Olympians displayed per- ped the first set.
Tixers 8-5.
R REfect combination and neat pass- Eddie Dyer's St. Louis Cardin- Washington Senators 03. Iing but were poor in goal-getting pis kept in the thick of the Na Cleveland Indians... his escapes and Barnes as patient | England opening bowler, and A Guildford: Surrey 368 for b
012 0 | missing eaxy scoring opportunities. and watchful as ever, runs came an even better display than the
In a third round mixed doubles, Uonal Lengue race by defeating Senators: p Hudson, Welterol, Tomorrow, the Olympic team alowly for a few overs.
seven for 34 with which he
will play an All-Malaya combine. With Australia leading by
a friendly Lawn Bowls Jaroslav Drobny, Czechoslovakia, Dodgers 0-3 to snap Brooklyn's Harrist; & Evans,
Indians: p Muncrief; e Hégen United Press. routed the more than 300 runs, the Glamorgan, carlier this year.
present leaders, At Portsmouth: Northampton-game at Happy Valley yesterday, and Mrs. Pat add, USA, beat four-game winning streak. Pint- expected
Cralgengower Cricket Club bezi Joan Borotra and Mrs. C. Boer-sized Murry Dickson went all the Philadelphia Athletics 45 shire 165; Hampshire 83 for 3. enterprising
2 100 Pope then added to Yorkshire's batting, and Barnes was aub
At Tunbridge Wella Suasa Kowloon Cricket Club by six ner, of France, d-0, 6-3, while way for the Redbirds, `limiting Chicago White' Box
Frank Sedgman, cf Australia, and Brooklyn to seven hits including discomfitureby, #coring leotad to mild barracking. Dy
73300 for 7 (James Langridge 00) shots.
Miss Doris Hart, 1'SA, defeated 1. a ninth-inning homer by catcher Athieties: p Brissie, Harris Darnes drove against their bowling.
Rinkel and Miss J. Quartier, Drill Hodges. Stan Musial' con- White Box p way of rebuke,
The crowd at Loughborough against Kent-Reular.
J.H. Xavier
finued his one-man onslaught on Welgel Coxon to the cover boundary
tain, 6-2, 6-0. S. Ramchand
Bob National In the men's doubles,
Lengue pichers by
NATIONAL LEAGUE and, while Bedeer retrieved the were treated to a spell of whir
F.A. Machado,
Falkenburg and Frankie Parker, clouting a homer, a double and Chicago Cubs ball, walked half way down the wind hitting by J. Walsh, whöte
L.C.R. Souza
trios to the Philadelphia Philles 3 10 the American palt, beat F. Hop-iwo singles in Ave pitch, bowed and dropped his century was accomplished in 93
(Skip)
10 man, Australia, and G. Palah, plate to boost his batting aver. cap. Barnes had then been bat-minutes, with the aid of sover
Cuba: p Rush; e Echeming, sixca and 10 fours.
G. Hong Sling for
Britain, 6-3, 6-1, D-7. | hours 20 minutes ting thresh
London, June 26,
Phillies. p Rowe; c Saminick. N. Barros
Cincinnati Reds: Britain, with 208 points, won
first
quadrangular Inter- W. Hong Sting
more
.79. For ever after over Bedser at- tacked Bradman's middle and leg stumps with his late inswinger. Bulion and Yardley waited at abort fine jeg and backward short Printed and published for the prunele tors, The Newpaper, Enterprise, Lint At Cardiff: Glamorgan 273 (E. WE WALTER JAMES KEATEN, Who | Dayler 71);, Middlesex 35 for 3. Bor How Hong Kong.
(Erle Badser 128, Fletcher 100, Constable 50 not out) against Oxford University,
SANDHURST CADETS WIN
of
C.C.C.
Scoreboards Close of play scores;
the Manchester: Lancashire national athletle contest between Ad, Coolho At
(Skip) the Military Cadet schools 170; Gloucestershire 133 for 8.
At Chesterfield: Yorkshire 44 France, Belgium, the Netherlands D.S. Chowla (Pope d for 18) and 16 for 3; and the Royal Military Academy F. Leo Derbyshire 277 (Ellett 62, Pope, at, Sandhurst
ES. Franks France was 78).
second with ar MJ. Medina points, Belgium third with 43 and (Skip) the Netherlands fourth with, 28.
Associated Press,
At Loughborough: Leicester
Total
H.W. Close
K.C.C. W.J. Robbins
W. Keates G. Leo,
10
(Skip)
D. Meleman
C.R. Besselet
R.S. Capell
(Skip)
AJ. Kew
17
W. Baker
R. Vake.
S. Trueman
(Skip)
J. Lockó
go to 408.
Franks.
In the third round of the men's i Superlativo Form doubles, Tom Brown and Gard-Southpaw Johnny Vandermeer, New York Giants nar Mulloy, of America, beat H. exhibiting superlative form, pitch-
Reds: D
DAVIS CUP TEAM.
FOR SEMI-FINAL
London, June 26..
Britain's Davis ::Cup team," to,
e
Pieretti;
c
#
1
0
play Sweđen in the European zone semi-final. In Stockholm on Julg
Billington, Tony
Mottram, Don
1
Buller
7.
9, 10 and 11, will be: Henry
and Geoff Palah
One change has been made Vandermber; a W from the team which defeated the
10 Billington and D. Butler, of Bri- ed a seven-hit shutout and paced lams
4-3. 0.3, 0.4..
Cincinnati Reds to a 4-0 victory Jansen; e Cooper
Jain,
In the second round of the jover Now York- Glants...
Netherlands, veteran Den Butler
"Glants: p. Kennedy, Jones, Han- coming in place of Hedler
women's doubles, Mrs. B. Carris hopped on young Monta Kennedy B1, Louis Cardinale and Mrs. W. Halford, Britain, for four runs in the first inning Brooklyn · Dodgers
Baxter, PEAR
12 1 Butter, 30 years old, put up i
2 great fight against Tom Brown- úni
championships. --- Associated
18 boat Mrs. 5. Normoczy and Mrs, on two walks, singles by Danny Cardinales p Dickson; e Rice the opening day of the Wimblew -W. Peterby, of Hungary, 6-0, 6-1; | [ätwhiler and Hank Bauer, a Dodgers Hatton,
don Hehrman, 50] ---Associated Press and Reuter, two-base error by Whitey Lock Palica; d, Hodges-United Press. | Press.